The first Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K run/1-mile walk will take place Saturday, Dec. 8, from the Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Road, Milton.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and race time is

10 a.m. Awards will be given to winners in various age groups. Show off that fabulous sweater an aunt sent you. Beware the fashion police, who may ticket those wearing sweaters with exceptionally poor taste.

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The event will benefit Gateway House of Peace, a nonprofit charitable hospice for end of life care to be located in Milton.

Register online at www.gatewayhouseofpeace.org. Pre-registration is $25. Race day registration will be $30. For more information, call 518-654-5403

Girls lacrosse clinic being offered

The Saratoga Springs Girls Lacrosse Booster Club will host a three-session lacrosse clinic for area girls at Charbonneau Indoor Recreation Facility in Malta.

The clinic will be on the first three Sundays in December.

Girls in grades 3 and 4 will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. for skills training and scrimmaging. Girls in grades 5 to 8 will meet from 11 a.m. to noon and will start with an introduction to speed and agility training by a certified athletic trainer, and conclude with skill development and scrimmages.

The fee for the three session clinic is $40.

The sessions will be conducted by local coaches with help from Saratoga Springs varsity lacrosse players.

The 15th annual First Night Saratoga 5K run, presented by Saratoga Arts, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31.

The race is limited to 1,500 registrants. Awards will be given to the top three male and female, plus age category awards. Registration fee is $30. Register online at www.saratoga-arts.org. For further information, call 584-4132.

Winterfest is the Empire State Snowshoe Championship Race. The following week, Saturday, Feb. 9, at 10:30 a.m. the Camp Saratoga 8K Snowshoe Race will be run at at the Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park. The Camp Saratoga race is a qualifier for the U.S. National Snowshoe Championship.